Folks that pay attention to the top regional promotions in the sport were already familiar with Gravely before he turned up on Week 8 of the Contender Series last summer, as the Virginia-based fighter had crafted a 18-5 mark fighting quality competition in some of the best organizations around, winning titles under both the King
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor feels Jorge Masvidal did himself a disservice at UFC 246. Masvidal was in attendance for UFC 246 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada last night (Jan. 18). Headlining the card was a welterweight battle between McGregor and Donald Cerrone. It was McGregor who
According to Khabib’s father and head coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, his son is willing to budge slightly on his refusal to rematch Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, it’ll cost the UFC quite a bit. ”We also need revenge against Conor,” Abdulmanap told RIA Novosti. “But give us $100 million. The day after the fight against Ferguson, give us
Dana White dropped a ton of information during the UFC 246 Post-Fight Press Conference [embedded content] UFC president Dana White was in a chatty mood at the UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy post-fight press conference on Saturday night. He spoke at length, not only about the night’s fights, but what McGregor’s return meant and he
On Episode 5 of UFC 246 Embedded, welterweight headliner Donald Cerrone recovers at the Performance Institute alongside flyweights Maycee Barber and Sabino Mazo and Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin. Strawweight Alexa Grasso prepares to fight one of her heroes, and Conor McGregor enjoys fight week as a welterweight. At Ultimate Media Day, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis
Summer Tapasa discusses her career options, relives her highly publicized heroics, considers who she would rather stop stealing from her store — Conor McGregor or Donald Cerrone — and reveals that not only the UFC, but Women’s Football League is also chasing her signature. Watch UFC 246 LIVE here: http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=MMAFighting Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our
Conor McGregor sends warning towards Donald Cerrone at press conferance, Paulo Costa could steal Israel Adesanya title fight from Yoel Romero, Donald Cerrone reminds Conor McGregor to his “stuck in the muds” quote 4 years ago, Sean O’Malley announces new way for fans to send questions, Conor McGregor wants Jorge Masvidal over Kamaru Usman bout
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Image via @ufc on Instagram MMA manager Abe Kawa says that UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is injured and is proposing his client Jorge Masvidal and star Conor McGregor fight for an interim belt. McGregor knocked out Donald Cerrone in the first round in his return to the Octagon at UFC 246. It was McGregor’s
1:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Surprise, surprise. The king is back. Conor McGregor ignited the world of mixed martial arts once again Saturday, as he knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in just 40 seconds in UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. The result ended a winless drought of more than three years for McGregor. It
Despite losing her undefeated record, Maycee Barber’s goal remains the same. The 21-year-old lost a lopsided decision to Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246 on Saturday, dropping her pro record to 9-1 and putting a pause on her rapid climb to the top of the flyweight division. Following the event, Barber took to Instagram to comment
Winner of bouts over Anderson Silva, Kelvin Gastelum and Robert Whittaker, “The Last Stylebender” will now look to solve the puzzle of one of the most explosive fighters in the game in Romero, an Olympic silver medalist who owns knockouts over Chris Weidman, Luke Rockhold and Lyoto Machida. Plus, the strawweight championship will be on the
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Conor McGregor isn’t interested in another long layoff. McGregor hadn’t had a bout in over a year before stepping back inside the Octagon last night (Jan. 18). The “Notorious” one went one-on-one with Donald Cerrone. McGregor sparked “Cowboy” for a first-round TKO victory in 40 seconds. McGregor Wants Quick Turnaround
Stephen A. Smith has done it again. The brash and consistently clueless ESPN analyst was trotted out across a variety of the network’s programming to share his uneducated opinions about mixed martial arts (MMA) after UFC 246, and as usual he voiced the average armchair critic’s position to a tee … ruffling a number of
UFC 246: Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone recap video [embedded content] See the highlights and recap from UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy from Saturday’s event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Conor McGregor returned after more than a year on the sidelines and he did so in style. The UFC’s first dual-division champion became the
UFC veteran Felice Herrig was attacked in Las Vegas shortly following the conclusion of tonight’s UFC 246 event. The women’s strawweight standout took to Instagram late this evening where she revealed the shocking news. “Vegas sucks!!! Some chick got mad at me for giving her shit over stopping traffic over a penny. She then proceeded
3:16 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night, it had been 1,163 days since he had last felt the exhilaration of having his arm raised in victory. Add just 40 more seconds to that, and the dry spell was over. McGregor has always operated in style, from his
Following the UFC 246 main event, it didn’t take long for Floyd Mayweather to tease a mega fight of his own. Conor McGregor needed just 40 seconds to TKO Donald Cerrone on Saturday night in Las Vegas and Mayweather, McGregor’s past boxing rival, later shared a mock-up of a poster for a potential rematch between